Recently published articles from academic experts and international think-tanks discussing terrorism, counter narcotics, cyber security, and transnational threats. The brief excerpts and article links are used to stimulate academic thought and discussion with Marshall Center stakeholders. They do not necessarily reflect the views or endorse Marshall Center, U.S. government, and German government opinions or policies.

Ambassador David M. Satterfield

It's not possible to distance oneself from the problem of terror; terrorism is a real threat in the U.S. and EU homelands. With respect to the "root causes" issue, those go back far in time - centuries in some cases - and will not be resolved anytime soon. Don't oversimplify for the sake of PowerPoint presentations or assume hierarchical organization structures that don't in fact exist. This goes against the organizational mind sets that (those attending the Marshall Center) have followed for years in your professional careers. But you must keep the focus on ways to change the outcome on the ground. That is going to happen only with a combination of law enforcement, financial sector engagement and appropriate military measures.

Njomza Emini

I met with a colleague who in the Moldovan parliament and Moldova does not recognize Kosovo (as a country). And here I told my colleague that ‘now is the time to stay and in touch and to work closely. Maybe soon your country will recognize Kosovo.’

- Kosovo’s First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Health, Labor, and Social Welfare

James D. Pettit

We appreciate the Marshall Center's role as a focal point for offering professional expertise to aid Moldova in the process of developing its National Security Strategy. The development of a clear strategy that encompasses a whole of government approach is particularly important in light of the regional security situation, and the process encourages cooperation across a variety of official institutions, political parties, civil society and nongovernmental organizations, academic institutions, foreign partners, and international organizations. We hope that the effects of this initiative will be far-reaching, as the final document will serve as a basis for building strategies that address other critical areas such as cyber and economic security.

- U.S. Ambassador to Moldova

Atifete Jahjaga

I want to express my deep gratitude to the Center and its visionary leadership for their decade-long support and assistance in helping us build a strong foundation of our young country. Hundreds of Kosovars have walked through the doors of the George Marshall Center in what has become a stellar program of investing in Kosovo's future by strengthening its human capacity. Today, many of the ranks of the top institutions of Kosovo are filled with graduates of your Center, contributing in what has been a truly remarkable journey of state building.

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (December 7, 2016) - George C. Marshall European Center Black Sea and Eurasia Program Director Valbona Zeneli traveled to the United States last week and spoke to Florida State University undergraduate and graduate students in the Emergency Management & Homeland Security [ ... ]

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Dec. 2, 2016) – Ulpia Botezatu described her 10-week experience in the Central and Southeast Europe Fellowship Program at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies as simultaneously flying in 100 hot air balloons.

Marshall Center faculty Valbona Zeneli and James Howcroft pose with Defense Minister of Croatia, Damir Krsticevic (center) during a short meeting in Zagreb last week. The faculty were invited to speak at the second International Security Conference organized by the Croatian Statehood Foundation and [ ... ]

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Nov. 29, 2016) – Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie Capt. Youssef Belfekir saw some of his classmates talking outside the dormitories when he first arrived at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies to attend the English [ ... ]

Ambassador Julieta Valls Noyes, the U.S. ambassador to Croatia, talks about the importance of listening to each other and finding common ground based on shared priorities during a ceremony for 106 participants from 51 countries graduating from the Program on Applied Security Studies Nov. 16 at the George [ ... ]

A dozen Parliamentarians from Slovakia, many of them elected this past spring, attended a two day seminar at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Nov. 8-9, to learn more about their roles in national security.

LTC (Res) Dr. Daniel H. Heinke, German Armed Forces Reserve, and Director, State Bureau of Investigation, Germany's Bremen Police published his research on Foreign Terrorist Fighters as a Marshall Center Insights Paper. He talks more about his research in this interview. You can find his Insights [ ... ]

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Defense officials from the United States and Germany signed a memorandum of agreement today in Garmisch-Partenkirchen reaffirming the unique German-American partnership at the center.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work and German Parliamentary Secretary to [ ... ]

The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Georgia held a “Volatility in the Black Sea Region: Building Resilience and Cooperative Security” conference Sept. 19 and 20 in Tbilisi.

Course Description: PASS is an intense eight week resident course for junior and mid-level civilian government officials, military and security force service members and government academics who aspire to higher leadership positions and realize a network of trustworthy [ ... ]

Senior military and government leaders from more than 40 nations gathered at the George C. Marshall European Center, Sept. 12-16, to examine and discuss how the global terrorist threat of the ISIS network ends.

Dr. Nicholas Janszen, Marshall Center’s professor of National Security Studies at the College of International and Security Studies, moderates an alumni panel discussion during the Global Counterterrorism Alumni Community of Interest Workshop, May 23-26, 2016.

Participants and speakers pose for a group picture during the opening day of a two-day seminar on Combatting Transnational Organized Crime in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 7-8. The seminar was designed to help Albanian leaders and others in the region understand the seriousness of the threat within [ ... ]

The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, a joint U.S.-German security education institute, is conducting a seminar for Kazakhstani governmental officials on cyber security best practices Sept. 1 and 2 in Astana. Pictured is the final panel (from left): Irakli Gvenetadze, from Georgia; [ ... ]

Ambassador Douglas Griffiths, Marshall Center´s associate director for International Liaison, speaks about his experiences abroad and what he has learned about the challenges for women's equality during the Equal Opportunity Committee of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies [ ... ]

The “NATO Summit in Warsaw: Implications for the Alliance and the Western Balkans” workshop is being held Aug. 27 to 29 in Ohrid, Macedonia. Pictured (from left): Dr. Stojan Slaveski, president of George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies’ Macedonia Alumni Association; Republic of [ ... ]

The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Central Asia Program outreach team co-organized with the Kazakh Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) a two-day security dialogue “Kazakhstan: Bridging East and West” Aug. 23 and 24 at the Foundation of the First President [ ... ]

U.S. and Uzbek government officials welcome more than 50 participants to a two-day security dialogue in Tashkent, Uzbekistan organized by the George C. Marshall European Center. Left to right: Head, Department of International Cooperation, Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kadambay Sultanov; [ ... ]

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Jörg Kunze

Colonel (GS) Diplom-Ingenieur

Colonel Jörg Kunze is a military professional and executive course director for the Seminar on Regional Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. He arrived at the center in September of 2014.

Born in Bremen, Germany, Colonel Kunze is a General Staff Officer of the Luftwaffe.